Pancreatic pathology is one of the causes of abdominal ascites. The estimated prevalence
of pancreatic ascites is 3.5% in patients with chronic pancreatitis and it is mostly caused by
pancreatic duct dehiscence in the setting of chronic pancreatitis. Other etiologies include
pancreatic pseudocysts, trauma, severe acute pancreatitis and rupture to the pancreas.
Management of this condition includes conservative management like holding feeds, total
parenteral nutrition, administering somatostatin analogues or sometimes invasive …

… Stents composed of plastic or metal can ameliorate obstruction caused by benign and
malignant biliary strictures; they also have a role in the management of postoperative biliary
leaks and in … Whereas success rates for the treatment of biliary strictures secondary to chronic
pancreatitis were initially discouraging,3 the use of multiple stents and more frequent endoscopic
sessions has led to improved and more durable outcomes4 (see Figure 3). Dominant strictures
associated with PSC may be more optimally managed with balloon dilation as opposed to …